Once there was a farmer who owned a farm near the ocean．It was（1） for him to do all the farm work alone．（2） be wanted to hire（雇用） someone for help． But most people didn't want to work on farms there because of the awful storms across the ocean．
One day， a middle﹣aged man came for an interview． The farmer asked， "Are you good at （3） work？" The man answered， "Well， I can sleep when the wind blows．" The farmer didn't understand what he meant， but he still hired him．
The man started to work on the farm．He kept busy every day．The farmer was satisfied （4） his work． One night， the wind blew（5） ． When the farmer heard it， he jumped out of the bed and rushed into the man's room． He（6） at the man， "Get up! Hurry! A storm is coming! We have to tie things up before the wind blows them away．" But the man said， "No， sir． I've already told you． I can sleep when the wind blows．"
The farmer was very（7） and planned to fire（解雇） him from his job after the storm． He hurried outside to（8） the storm． To his surprise， he discovered that cows and chickens were in place and doors of the farmhouse were closed tightly．（9） was in its right place． Nothing could be blown away by the storm．
Just then the farmer（10） the man's words． He was able to sleep well because he had done what he could to protect the farm from storms． When one is well prepared， he has nothing to fear．
（1）A． difficult |
B． easy |
C． different |
（2）A． Or |
B． So |
C． And |
（3）A． farm |
B． factory |
C． shop |
（4）A． for |
B． of |
C． with |
（5）A． heavily |
B． softly |
C． lightly |
（6）A． looked |
B． laughed |
C． shouted |
（7）A． happy |
B． angry |
C． excited |
（8）A． prepare for |
B． ask for |
C． search for |
（9）A． Nothing |
B． Everything |
C． Something |
（10）A． told |
B． forgot |
C． understood |
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